Dear Abbey

Todayy I share a quick life update, then we jump right on into the topic of self compassion. I share one of my favorite ways to show myself this. I also talk about how damaging comparison really is t…

Todayy we talk about some more difficult things as well as how to handle grief in others. We talk about the recent scary news and how sometimes we are not sure what to do with that information. This …

Todayy we talk about my birthday weekend at Disney and my ever-growing craft closet. We then talk all about body image being magnified by OCD. We talk about how to maybe quit feeding the fire by only…

Todayy we talk all about imposter syndrome...why it comes and how to help manage it or unmask it. But first we talk about how my D&D game went, my bday gifts, and how hard it is to Dungeon Master. We…

Todayy we talk about some dubs and L's, my L being that I am impulsive sometimes lol. We then talk about being honest with yourself on how fast do you give up on things or yourself? your dreams? Bein…

Todayy I kinda just hop right into it and talk about when our monkey brain tells us we need everything right now or its not worth it. WHICH IS NOT TRUE!!! The best things in life take time. I then ta…

Todayyy we talk about my recent crafty hobbies, and my birthday Dungeons and Dragons party I am planning. It will be my first time DMing!! Then we talk about ways to reconnect with yourself outside o…

Todayyy we talk about relationship anxiety and the urge to leave EVEN IF you don't want to. We dive into why this theme can be so hard and painful to the one experiencing it and to the significant ot…

Todayyy we talk about my recent Saturday morning adventures of running and swimming and the effect that’s had on my health. I share a letter I wrote to remind me to check in with myself and keep figh…

Todayyy we talk about how I've been managing burn out and setting boundaries from work. I also talk about how no one is going to improve your life for you. Even if they wanted to, only you can change…

Todayyy we talk about what if thoughts and how to combat them. I talk about how anxiety/OCD steals your peace. I talk about how the thoughts are not the problem, its your reaction to them. I also tal…

Todayy I jump right on in (kinda rude of me) and talk about when brain rot goes too far and about taking your power back from wasting lots of time doom scrolling. I then talk about 3 things your OCD …

Todayy I have a special guest! Chelsey Curtis is on the podcast (from the What We Said Podcast) and we talk about a looot but we focus on her story with her mental health. She talks about how reading…

Todayy we talk about the fear of losing your compassion or sensitivity with OCD recovery. Which is basically just that it can be a misunderstanding that OCD recovery will make you heartless or not "c…

Todayy we talked about having grit is a key to OCD recovery. Grit is a God-given gift and can help us recover. OCD is so persistent so we need to be just as persistent in our response to it. We also …

Todayyyy we talk about the pain of losing self-trust either through OCD or maybe a real life event.

But first I share about this weeks dubs and L’s and talk about choosing to be in my power instead o…

Todayyy we talk about coming out of survival mode (after a very hard time) and realizing your body broke down. I share an update on how I've been doing recently with my OCD and basically just brain d…

Todayyy we talk about bitterness and ways to let it go. We discuss my dubs and L's including finally marking things off a compiling to do list. We talk about why we get bitter and how we can help our…

Todayyy we have a very special guest...my husband!! Keaton is my husband and has had a very successful start to his 20's (yes I am biased), but we break down his mindset and how he takes care of his …

Todayyy we talk about my total dopamine playlist I've listened to at work lately to get through the day lol I talk about the top couple things our worth can unhelpfully tied to and reminders how that…